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Little relief seen for Midwest drought: meteorologists

By Sam Nelson July 20, 2012

Small amounts of rain this week and early next week in about 70 to 75 per cent of the U.S. Midwest Crop Belt will provide some relief to deteriorating corn or soybean crops from the relentless and spreading drought, meteorologists said on Monday. “There’s no huge change in the forecast today, maybe a little more

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

U.S. weather rally buries bearish acreage reports

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 12, 2012

Parts of Western Canada may have seen some heavy rain during the week ended June 29, but it was the lack of moisture south of the border that was behind most of the sharp gains in North American grains and oilseeds during the week. The majority of the U.S. Midwest’s corn- and soybean-growing regions could

Crops, Grain Markets, News

CBOT, grain traders face off in court

July 12, 2012

chicago / reuters / CME Group faced off with a group of traders in Federal Court June 26 over new rules for settling end-of-day grain prices that the traders fear will put them out of business. The traders, who work in the open-outcry pits at CME’s Chicago Board of Trade, are fighting to preserve a

Crops, News, Oilseeds, Weather

Crop fears trigger limit-up move in CBOT corn

By Christine Stebbins June 30, 2012

Reuters / U.S. corn and soybeans are baking as a scorching dome of heat hovers over the centre of the country, with little relief in sight until the July 1 weekend at the earliest, agricultural meteorologists said June 25. The heat and persistent dryness has become a huge worry for farmers and the grain trade as

News

CFTC allows CME to open early for crop reports

June 16, 2012

chicago / reuters / The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the Chicago Board of Trade’s plan to start open-outcry grain trading early on days the U.S. government issues major agricultural reports, a commission spokesman said June 11. CME Group, owner of the CBOT, told the CFTC it wanted to start pit trading at 7:20 a.m.

Crops, News

USDA asks markets when is the best time for data

June 16, 2012

washington/reuters / The government asked farmers, traders and futures exchanges June 7 for ideas on when it should release potentially market-moving agricultural reports, such as crop forecasts, now that commodity markets are open nearly all day. It could result in the first change in the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports in nearly two decades and

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola price trend hits backwash of lower demand

By Dwayne Klassen June 8, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform lost some value during the week ended June 1. Losses in the CBOT soybean complex helped to fuel some of the downward price slide, as did sentiment that canola had become overpriced and was in need of a correction lower. Macroeconomic issues were again a big feature

Opinion

Ticket to unparalleled heartburn

By Alan Guebert June 5, 2012

Since you speak English as well as anyone, perhaps you understand the working paragraph of a May 19 Washington Post column that explains the trading strategy employed by JP Morgan Chase & Co. to, ah, hedge its market risk. It reads: “It is this exemption that would allow (JP Morgan executive, Ina) Drew and her

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Canola’s highs appear to be in for the summer

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 5, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around during the week ended May 25, initially posting declines before climbing back to finish with small gains in most months by Friday. The bounce on Friday could be seen as supportive from a technical standpoint, but the general consensus right now seems to be that the highs are

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

More volatility likely from expanded trading hours

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 30, 2012

ICE Futures Canada canola moved higher in most months during the week ended May 18, initially dropping lower with long liquidation before bouncing back up on the back of solid end-user demand. Tight old-crop supplies and continued exporter pricing are expected to keep the front-month July contract supported going forward, but it should eventually drift

Daily Network News

Large gap in canola ending stocks between AAFC, USDA

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rally

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans hit lowest prices since October on big supplies

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Little relief seen for Midwest drought: meteorologists

U.S. weather rally buries bearish acreage reports

CBOT, grain traders face off in court

Crop fears trigger limit-up move in CBOT corn

CFTC allows CME to open early for crop reports

USDA asks markets when is the best time for data

Canola price trend hits backwash of lower demand

Ticket to unparalleled heartburn

Canola’s highs appear to be in for the summer

More volatility likely from expanded trading hours

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